A voluntary recall was issued for a line of uncooked and frozen pet meals after a cat died of hen flu, a case that Oregon officers linked to the feline’s contaminated meals.
Northwest Naturals advised shoppers Tuesday to toss their Feline Turkey Recipe uncooked frozen pet meals if its sell-by date falls between May 21, 2026, and June 23, 2026. The firm’s web site stated the batch, which was offered throughout the United States, examined optimistic for extremely pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), extra generally often known as hen flu.
Consumers can name 866-637-1872 for info on a refund.
The Oregon Agriculture Department additionally issued a discover in regards to the recall, which adopted checks by its lab and a veterinary diagnostic laboratory at Oregon State University.
State Veterinarian Dr. Ryan Scholz stated the division was assured that the cat’s hen flu was contracted from the Northwest Naturals meals.
“This cat was strictly an indoor cat; it was not uncovered to the virus in its surroundings, and outcomes from the genome sequencing confirmed that the virus recovered from the uncooked pet meals and contaminated cat have been precise matches to one another,” he stated.
Members of the family are being monitored for hen flu signs by state officers, however no human instances have been recognized as of Tuesday. The state Agriculture Department urged folks and their pets to keep away from consuming uncooked meat merchandise.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention final week reported the primary extreme human case of the newest hen flu outbreak, H5N1, within the U.S., although dozens of different instances have been reported this yr. An individual was hospitalized in Louisiana after probably being uncovered by way of a yard flock, the company stated.